Epitec is seeking to support a private American space technology company hiring an experienced Structural Analyst III to support development of the next generation of a heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle.
This engineer will be responsible for structural analysis, sizing, testing, qualification, and integration of payload accommodation hardware, including large-scale composite and metallic aerospace structures. The position offers ownership of hardware through the entire product lifecycle from concept through launch.
Job Details
Job Title: Structural Analyst III
Location: Kent, WA
Shift: Day Shift
W2 Contract: W2 Contract with strong potential for conversion to Direct Hire
Pay Range: Market Rate
Medical Benefits & PTO Included
Work Environment: Fully Onsite
Responsibilities
- Own the full hardware lifecycle from requirements definition through concept development, design, analysis, testing, qualification, and integration
- Perform structural analysis of primary and secondary metallic and composite aerospace structures
- Complete hand calculations and FEM analyses to determine margins of safety
- Develop and validate finite element models (FEM)
- Generate stress analysis documentation supporting engineering releases and drawings
- Conduct trade studies evaluating risk, cost, and performance
- Support structural test planning, execution, data reduction, and reporting
- Collaborate with manufacturing, integration, and cross-functional engineering teams
- Present technical findings to internal and external stakeholders
- Support launch vehicle hardware development from concept through flight qualification
Requirements
Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
- 6+ years of aerospace structural analysis experience
- Experience supporting aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures
- Experience performing vehicle load path distribution analysis and structural sizing
- Strong understanding of metallic and composite structural design
- Experience with:
- Nastran
- Ansys
- HyperMesh
- OptiStruct
- Experience performing bolted joint analysis
- Experience using CAD systems (Creo/Windchill preferred)
- Experience performing hand calculations and FEA
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to independently own projects and drive execution
- Must be a U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder), Refugee, or Asylee
Preferred
- Launch vehicle or spacecraft development experience
- Skin-stringer structure design
- Orthogrid structure design
- Isogrid structure design
- Composite sandwich panel design
- Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) experience
- Automated Tape Laying (ATL) experience
- Large out-of-autoclave composite structure experience
- Manufacturing process development experience
- Systems engineering knowledge
- Design of Experiments (DOE) experience
- Production transition experience
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